Nevada: Backing Obama Costs Durazo
According to The Los Angeles Times:
When Sen. Barack Obama campaigned in Nevada two weeks ago, he scored what his campaign described as a political coup: the backing of Maria Elena Durazo, the head of the powerful 800,000-member Los Angeles County Federation of Labor.
But while the endorsement gave a psychological boost to Obama, it created some blowback for Durazo, considered Southern California's leading voice on labor issues.
Durazo described her endorsement as a personal one, going so far as to take time off from her job to campaign for Obama. Yet some in the federation have openly questioned her handling of the matter, saying it showed a lack of commitment to the federation's differing factions...click to continue
